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Information for New Incoming 黑料不打烊 Veterans and Dependents

Welcome to 黑料不打烊! Please use this guide to help determine the next steps for applying for your VA benefits. To begin this process, please visit the page on the VA website. This will give you information on how to access important document (including Certificates of Eligibility and Service Verification Letters) as you are applying for educational benefits, so please save it where it can be accessed easily.

Veteran benefits can cover some or all of your expenses at 黑料不打烊. Students may begin applying for benefits once they have Deposited and then Registered for courses. All courses must fulfill a degree requirement to be covered by the VA so we need Course Registration to be complete before we can process benefit information. Please use the guide below to determine what needs to be completed for enrollment certification.

VA Education Benefit Programs

Please follow the appropriate link below to apply for or change the school for the VA Education Benefit you are utilizing.

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Programs for Student Veterans

Post 9/11 GI Bill庐 (Chapter 33 V)

Most of the Military Connected Students studying at 黑料不打烊 are using the benefits of the Post 9/11 GI Bill庐 .  Service members who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 are eligible for these benefits and may have transferred them to their child or spouse dependent. You can receive up to 36 months of benefits, including:

  • Tuition and fees. If you qualify for the maximum benefit, the full cost of public, in-state tuition and fees will be covered.  If you receive less than max benefits that percentage will be covered.
  • Money for housing (if you鈥檙e in school more than half time). Your monthly housing allowance (MHA) will be based on several factors. Visit the for more details.
  • Money for books and supplies. You can receive up to $1,000 per school year.
  • Transferring this benefit to a dependent must be completed with the prior to applying for VA benefits.

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Required Documents

  • Certificate of Eligibility 鈥� email to registrar [at] framingham.edu (registrar[at]framingham[dot]edu)
  • 鈥� MA residents only; Applicable to Veterans Only (Dependents are not eligible)
Montgomery GI Bill庐 -Active Duty (Chapter 30)

If you paid into education benefits while on Active Duty prior to the Post 9/11 GI Bill庐, you qualify for a stipend.  Chapter 30 does not pay for cost of attendance or a book stipend. If you exhaust all 36 months of the Montgomery GI Bill庐, you may be eligible for 12 months of Post 9/11 GI Bill庐 benefits.

 

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Veteran Readiness & Employment (Chapter 31 V)

If you have a service-connected disability that limits your ability to work or prevents you from working, Veteran Readiness and Employment (formerly called Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) can help. This program鈥攁lso known as Chapter 31 or VR&E鈥攈elps you explore employment options and address training needs. In some cases, your family members may also qualify for certain benefits.

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Required Documents

  • VR&E Counselor Email Address 鈥� email to registrar [at] framingham.edu (registrar[at]framingham[dot]edu)
  • 鈥� MA residents only; Applicable to Veterans Only (Dependents are not eligible)
  • Service Verification Letter 鈥� can be accessed through the VA portal. Submit to registrar [at] framingham.edu (registrar[at]framingham[dot]edu)
Montgomery GI Bill庐-Select Reserve- (MGIB-SR/1606)

MGIB-SR or 1606 is for actively drilling reservists with no active duty time (training only).  Chapter 1606 pays a stipend each month you are enrolled and actively attending courses. If you are eligible for a 鈥渒icker,鈥� and provide proper documentation, that 鈥渒icker鈥� amount is applied to your stipend. When applying for Chapter 1606 Select Reserve GI Bill庐, please include your Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE) or a DD214, if applicable.

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Programs for Veteran Student Dependents

Chapter 35 Survivors and Dependents Education Assistance (DEA)

The DEA benefit is available to dependents of a veteran who has died or is permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability. Qualified children must be between the ages of 18 and 26 to receive up to 45 months of educational benefits. The period of eligibility for a qualifying spouse ranges from 10 to 20 years.

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Required Documents

Post 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33 D)

Most of the Military Connected Students studying at 黑料不打烊 are using the benefits of the Post 9/11 GI Bill庐 .  Service members who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 are eligible for these benefits and may have transferred them to their child or spouse dependent. You can receive up to 36 months of benefits, including:

  • Tuition and fees. If you qualify for the maximum benefit, the full cost of public, in-state tuition and fees will be covered.  If you receive less than max benefits that percentage will be covered.
  • Money for housing (if you鈥檙e in school more than half time). Your monthly housing allowance (MHA) will be based on several factors. Visit the for more details.
  • Money for books and supplies. You can receive up to $1,000 per school year.
  • Transferring this benefit to a dependent must be completed with the prior to applying for VA benefits.

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Required Documents

Veteran Support at 黑料不打烊

Ready for your next mission? Transitioning from military service to a college campus is a major milestone, and at 黑料不打烊, you don鈥檛 have to do it alone. 

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Peter Gillies

Peter Gillies

Coordinator of Veteran & Military Services

Office: Dwight Hall, Room 111
Phone Number: 508-626-4632
Email: veterans [at] framingham.edu (veterans[at]framingham[dot]edu)

Dr. Peter Gillies is a veteran, and a sole practitioner specializing in Probate and Estate Planning. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover, where he was the valedictorian of his class. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Michigan State University, a Masters Degree in Music from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and a Doctor of Education Degree from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

He has taught various classes at colleges and universities including, Central Texas College, Tiffin University, University of Phoenix, Columbia College, The University of Alabama at Huntsville, and the Massachusetts School of Law. He is currently the Coordinator of Veteran and Military Services at 黑料不打烊.

Veterans Office

Captain Haskell Veterans Center

Dedicated in Memory of Capt. Michael S. Haskell '76

Email: Veterans [at] Framingham.edu (Veterans[at]Framingham[dot]edu)

Located in Dwight Hall, Room 113. The Veteran Services Center provides a communal space for military veterans, service members, and their family members to study, socialize, relax, and watch television. The Veteran Center provides information about State and Federal benefits available to veterans. 黑料不打烊 dedicated its student Veterans Services Center in honor of alumnus Michael Haskell 鈥�76, a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps who died in combat in 1983.

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